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Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-7-119

Machine out of order — Procedure

Known as the Election Code

The act spans §§ 2–2 (475 sections).

Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-719.

(1) If a voting machine being used in an election becomes out of order, it shall be repaired if possible or another machine substituted as promptly as possible.

(2) If repair or substitution cannot be made and other machines at the polling place cannot handle the voters, the paper ballots provided for the polling place shall be used and, if necessary, ballots shall be provided under § 2-7-108.

(3) If a voting machine becomes out of order while it is being used, the crosses (X) shall be cleared from its face by the names of candidates and by questions. The voter may then vote on another machine or by paper ballot as the judges decide.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.